Limberjack Decorating & Dancing with Linda Ray
Venue: Floyd Country Store, Floyd
Directions: Google Map Link
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2023
Time: 3:00 - 5:00 PM
Event Types: Arts & Theatre, Class
Cost: $45.00

Description:
The Handmade Music School presents Limberjack Decorating & Dancing with Linda Ray on Saturday, August 12, 2023 at The Floyd Country Store.

This workshop is a fabulous chance to dress, paint and decorate your own special doll, and then learn how to make them dance to the music. The first half of the workshop will be craft time. Paint, fabric, and other materials will be provided. We will take a quick refreshment break in the middle, and come back to learn a few techniques that make the limberjack dance.

During the 18th and 19th centuries, Americans had many forms of home entertainment. Many of these involved the playing and enjoying of music. Jig dolls, or limberjacks as they are sometimes called, are one form of folk art that came out of this musical tradition. A jig doll is a jointed wooden figure that was attached to a rod and panel, and could be manipulated by the player of an instrument or someone moving the doll to the tune of the music. The history of these dolls goes back hundreds of years, with the first being used by itinerant Italian street performers to animate their shows.

The cost is $45.00 per person.

To register online, visit: https://handmademusicschool.com/event/limberjack-decorating-dancing-with-linda-ray-2023-08-12/.

Children age 8 and over are welcome with an accompanying adult, age 10 and over without an accompanying adult.

Space is limited to 10 participants.

Floyd Country Store is located at 206 South Locust St in Floyd, VA.

For more information, visit: https://www.floydcountrystore.com/event/limberjack-decorating-and-dancing-with-linda-ray-2023-08-12 or https://www.facebook.com/floydcountrystore or https://www.instagram.com/thefloydcountrystore/ or call 540-745-4563.

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